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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: The Fruits of Long Endeavors; Atossa's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the person who is the answer to number 179?
(a) A man who had studied cancer and then got it himself.
(b) A woman who survived leukemia.
(c) A woman who had surgery to remove cancer.
(d) A woman diagnosed with cancer, one who fought every one of cancer's moves until cancer finally won.

2. People began to talk about _________________ and did not want to wait for the trials to be completed or for the FDA to approve the new treatment.
(a) MOPP.
(b) PARP inhibitors.
(c) Herceptin.
(d) Gleevec.

3. Secretly, Mukherjee believed that the book would end with Carla's death. Was he right?
(a) Somewhat, because she was on life support.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Almost.

4. In 1870, the per capita consumption in America was ________________ per year.
(a) Ten cigarettes.
(b) Five cigarettes.
(c) One cigarette.
(d) Less than one cigarette.

5. Mukherjee discusses how cell division is central to what?
(a) The destruction of cancer.
(b) Every part of our biology.
(c) The development of cancer.
(d) Some cell growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Stewart Halsted is known as the father of what?

2. It was determined that a DNA copy of virus' genes could do what?

3. In 1968, there were noteworthy successes where?

4. What was the argument regarding chemotherapy?

5. Cancer returned to the media spotlight in every way, particularly through _______________.

(see the answer key)

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